Finding humor in life can help to improve happiness and reduce stress. Read More
Canned laughter tracks increase how funny we find a joke and how much we laugh, even when the jokes are groan-worthy. Testing the hypothesis on both neurotypical people and those on the autism spectrum, researchers found the effect was universal. Read More
Researchers identify the top ten funniest words in the English language and determine there are two main kinds of predictors for the funniness of the words; those related to the form and those related to the word's meaning. Read More
Researchers report humor can be good in certain situation, but its effectiveness depends on your end goals. Read More
Researchers document how the brain's physiology changes when people try to be funny. Read More
Researchers investigate the cognitive mechanisms behind humor and laughter. They discover jokes that are too complicated tend to lose the audience. Read More
